HIS LAST POSTING WAS
PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (NEW
TERRITORIES) (COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) IN THE CNTA.
MR LEUNG HAD ALSO SERVED IN THE FINANCE BRANCH AND TRANSPORT BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1988.
ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN ROAD SAFETY CARNIVAL
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MORE THAN 1,000 RESIDENTS TOOK PART IN A FUN-FILLED CARNIVAL HELD AT THE CHATER ROAD PEDESTRIAN PRECINCT TODAY (SUNDAY) MARKING THE FINALE OF THIS YEAR'S CENTRAL AND WESTERN ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN.
THEY WERE ALSO MADE MORE AWARE OF THE SAFETY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE GAMES PROGRAMMES.
IMPORTANCE OF ROAD AND ENTERTAINMENT
AND WESTERN TRAFFIC
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OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR AMBROSE LAU, SAID A TOTAL OF ACCIDENTS CAUSING CASUALTIES OCCURRED IN THE DISTRICT IN THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
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"THIS REPRESENTS SOME SEVEN PER CENT OF MORE THAN 11,000 ACCIDENTS OCCURED IN THE WHOLE TERRITORY OVER THE SAME PERIOD, HB SAID, ADDING THAT IT HAD BEEN A CAUSE FOR CONCERN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD.
OF
MR LAU POINTED OUT THAT THE DB HAD BEEN SUBSIDISING A SERIES PUBLICITY EVENTS IN THE DISTRICT ΤΟ REMIND PEDESTRIANS AND MOTORISTS TO OBSERVE ROAD RULES.
"APART FROM MOUNTING BANNERS AT ACCIDENT BLACKSPOTS AND DISTRIBUTING SOUVENIRS TO LOCAL RESIDENTS, THE DB HAS ALSO STAGED A POSTER DESIGN CONTEST AND A SLOGAN DESIGN COMPETITION WITH AN AIM OF DRIVING HOME THE ROAD SAFETY MESSAGE," HE ADDED.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR STEPHEN FISHER, THANKED THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND EFFORTS IN THE CAMPAIGN.
OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED THE DISTRICT'S ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, MR POLICE COMMANDERS OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN GLOVER AND MR ROBERT TOAL; AND THE STAFF OFFICER KONG ISLAND, MRS ROPER CHEUNG MEI-MING.
CHAIRMAN OF THE NGAI WAI-MING; THE DISTRICTS, MR CHRIS FOR TRAFFIC, HONG
THE EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL AND ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE WITH ASSISTANCE BOARD, THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE POLICE, THE URBAN ROTARY CLUB OF CITY NORTHWEST HONG KONG.
WESTERN DISTRICT FROM THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL,
AND THE
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